Ballykeel Wind Farm (16.1 MW)
Ballykeel Wind Farm is a 16.1 MW wind farm project in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 December 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 September 2018. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 December 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 December 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 December 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 December 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Wind NI Ltd
- Planning authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Planning application reference
- F/2013/0244/F
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Larne
- Council area (by location)
- Mid and East Antrim
- Time to decision
- 156 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3600
Who decides
| Applications | Mid and East Antrim | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 22 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 45.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghsandall Road wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.5 |
| Quarterland Road, Islandmagee | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Power Generation Development in Islandmagee | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.8472, -5.8335).